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THURSDAY, APRii THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Page 10 f NEWS FROM FT. JACKSON;' The President and his party was biet by a Guard of Honor, and ac companied by them, made an in spection of the fort, reviewing the troops. It was of course thrilling to watch the President pass by, and it brought back to my mind the only other time I had seen him as he passed; smiling, in his car down Mam street in Waynesville a few summers ago. As he passed then, it was as the President; when he reviewed us Monday it was not only as President of the United States; also, it was as our Com mander in Chief. What greater thrill could a soldier wish for than the natural pride of being review ed by his chief, particularly in our own great democracy, where our Commander's guard is a Guard of Honor, and his uniform a business suit . j During the winter months, when the sun went down so early, there was little time left between work hours and dark except for eating, but now with the days getting long er, we have more time for com A BRAND NEW STOCK HARNESS A COMPLETE LINE Bridles Of All Kinds 500 t0$2.50 BARBER'S ORCHARD Balsam Road paniqnship and play on the com pany street. The "belt line," an amusement discarded during the winter months, has come back as a diversion on the sunny afternoons. From the keen fun everybody gets from this, it brings back memories of last fall. The rookies at first thought it was a form of hazing concocted for their discomfort by the "old" boys, but when they re luctantly came from their tents and joined in, they found that the boys running the gauntlet and the boys making up the belt line were oae and the same. That the boy who one minute was Standing; by with belt in hand was the next minute laughing his speedy way down the line, If this keeps up the regiment will undoubtedly de velop some good track material. When I mentioned the fact last week that a couple of the boys in Company H had their heads clipped, I was mistaken; I should have said there were two or three boys in the company who did not have their hair cut off, for when you walk up and down company street now, it looks as if just about everybody has been "sheared" for spring. Attention! All Friends and Rela tives of Men at Fort Jackson The biggest day of the year for men who wear the olive drab will be celebrated on Sunday, April 6th, Army Day! No passes are to be allowed for soldiers wishing to go home, or officers either for that matter, for everyone is to be here. That is the day we are really going to "strut bur stuff" for the benefit of all; guests who may come to the fort. "Open House" will be the order of the day, and all friends and relatives of the men are cor dially Invited to "come on down and see us." Sure enough, you Haywood folks who have friends and relatives in the service and isn't that everybody? plan to take a day off and come down and visit. Many of you have been wanting to Sign Waterways Agreement a Mrz-x-iT f :v The Great U kes-St Lawrence waterway project agreement between the United States and Canada is signed in the office of the prime minister of Canada, in Ottawa. Seated, left to right: C. D. Howe, Canadian minister of munitions; J. Pierrepont Moffat, U. S. minister to Canada, and Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Standing are U. S. and Canadian dignitaries. Senator Claude Pepper of Florida, is second . from left. CLOTHES SHOULD V LOOK BEST AT EASTER Central Cleaners clean ing is important the year 'round but at this time of the year it is doubly im portant. Send your suits and dresses to us for EASTER cleaning. IT PLEASES US TO PLEASE YOU CENTRAL CLEANERS Main Street Phone 113 The STAR Theatre ADMISSION 10c and 25c MAIN STREET HAZELWOOD Show opens week days at 7:15 Matinees at 2:30 Saturday and Sunday TONIGHT ONLY "Up In The Air" With Frankie Darro, Mar jorie Reynolds and Mantan Moretan. The schemer that makes the plot a deep mystery, keeps you "up in the air" with suspense. FRIDAY and SATURDAY "The Return Of Wild Bill" With Bill Elliott, doing stunts heretofore unknown to the WildWest a straight shooter from the shoulder and gun . . . action galore. SUNDAY "Panama Patrol" With Leon Ames and Charlotte Withers. Secret codes clever spies slick undercover men all on their toes as the war scare nears Panama. MONDAY and TUESDAY "Slightly Honorable" With PAT O'BRIEN, Edward Arnold and Ruth Terry. A picture in which Pat plays superb in a role just made for him. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY "Thoroughbreds" Jimmy Lyden and Joan Blondel, in a drama of young hearts at a fast race in which happiness depends on the outcome. ' come down and planning to, well, why not make it Sunday. For Our part, we will try to make it worth your while. There will be a display of each type of weapon, motor vehicle, and any other organic equipment which will be of interest to you. There will be guides everywhere to show you how things work and answer the questions you will want to ask. A kitchen will be thrown open to the public, and you can visit the sol diers in their quarters. Remem her, all of these are privileges which are not extended to the public ex cept at times such as these. The "open house" feature will be from ten o'clock in the morning through twelve o'clock. It may mean that you will have to get up a little early to drive down here, but it will certainly be worth your while. And those of you who just hav? to have those extra hours sleep, we're not forgetting you either. In the afternoon there will be one of the biggest reviews in the history of Fort Jackson. This will be a division review and will be partici pated in by every regiment of the 30th Division, even the units of the selectees who have received their basic training and have now been returned to their parent organiza tion. The division recreation officer is planning a program of suitable entertainment also, at the division service club. Come on, folks, don't say "maybe" to yourself, but mark the date Sunday on your calen dar, and be here. It will be a day none of you will forget. Every member of Company H I am sure joins me in expressing deepest sympathy to the relatives of Jerry Smith. Jerry had only been in the company since last September, but his circle of friends was large. By a singular coinci dence, the first member of the 120th Infantry to be killed in the World War was a buglar from Company H, and how the first death in the regiment since induction last Sep tember is from the same company. Congratulations to Wade Franklin who has successfully climbed the most difficult rung of the ladder of military success. It is something for Haywood county to be proud of to be as ably represented in the official ranks of the Army as by this soldier. Lieutenant Franklin deserves every praise. Such a commission means that the person al qualities of physical and mental health and leadership have been recognized, and this is the Army's way of showing it's appreciation. But appreciation is hardly the the regiment, Colonel Manning. So you can see that just being in the service a number of years is not enough. : Lieutenant Franklin has been with Company H since he joined the company at Waynesville on September 13, 1933, and has come up through all the grades of non commissioned personnel, working his way up from the bottom. From a private he came to be a sergeant, stepping up first as a private first class and then a corporal before finally being made a sergeant, the grade from which he has stepped up to be an officer. During this en tire period, his service record has remained clean, and that means a lot to a soldier. Congratulations again to you, Lieutenant Wade, and may this be only the beginning of a great army future for you, if you chose to stay in the service. Of late, the sun has been getting up with us, but the Army feels that "morning moonlight" is good for the soldier, for with the com ing of spring and longer days, we now are getting up an hour earlier, starting last Monday, so now first call is at 5:15 a. m., instead of 6:15. It would be impossible to write about everything that happens down here, and I'm afraid , I've padded this week's colum too much already but I would like to men tion the Thirtieth Division's new has received a great deal of nation wide publicity because this the first time such a unique school has ever been established in the army. It is a school to teach the "three R's" to soldiers who are deficient in it. Working in conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Adult Education, the division is allowing any soldiers who are de ficient, to be excused from work on Wednesday and Friday afternoons to attend classes, taught by civil ians brought in for the purpose. After the fundamental courses, a more advanced course of study will be adopted. We PrintEverything But Dollar Bills Political Announcements FOR MAYOR . I hereby give notice that I will be candidate for re-elmrtinn as right word to use, for to gain a I Mavor of th Town of Wavnvill. commission by means of climbing i tne election to be held on May up irom ne ennsiea ransa ir . 6tn 1941. t gnan appreciate the more than an honor paid to an in dividual. Most civilians accept as a matter of course that if a soldier is in the service long enough, he will climb, if slowly, to become an officer; nothing could be farther from the truth. People forget the great number of enlisted men who make up the rank and file of the Army, and the fact that many of these enlisted men have been in the service for a great many years, some not rising above the grade of private. There are many men in the enlisted ranks and a relative ly small number of commissioned officers over them; then, too, many of these officers get their commis sion through R. O. T. C. and G. M. T. C, and don't usually ever serve in the enlisted ranks of the service. The number of men who rise from the ranks to become officers is very ; small. The only way a soldier can become a commissioned officer is by an arduous route. He must first be recommended by the command ing officer of his company aa being officer material. The boys selected attend schools and have to pass examinations before boards ap pointed for the purpose, boards composed of officers of the regi ment. But "book-learning" is not enough. The officers who have worked with the men on the field and know their various qualities of leadership and personal physi cal and mental capacities for learn ing are consulted and by various means such as these the men orig inally recommended by the com pany commanders are winnowed down to a chosen few, wno have continued support of the many vot ers of Waynesville. This March 25, 1941. J. H. WAY. Miss Quinlan Goes To Alexandria, La, With Red Cross Miss Mary Quinlan, who has been a case worker with the Nor folk chapter of the American Red Cross, Norfolk, Va., has recently been transferred to the Rapides chapter of Alexandria, La. i Miss Quinlan has been made Home Service secretary of the chapter, which is located near one of the large U. S. Army camps. Miss Quinlan has had both train ing and experience in welfare work and is well qualified for her new field of service. En route to Alexandria, Miss Quinlan spent a few days here with her mother, Mrs. Chas. E. Quinlan. Death MRS MINNIE RUCKNER Last rites were held at 1 :30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist church here for Mrs. Minnie Buckner, 77, widow of the late O. D. Buckner, who died at the home of her son, Leo L. Buck ner, in Hazelwood on Thursday at 12:30 p. m. The Rev. H. G. Ham mett, pastor of the church and the Rev. H. W. Baucom, of Asheville, a former pastor, officiated. Burial was in Greenhill cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were: Frank Albright, Hurst Burgin, Henry Francis, Jack Snyder, Grover C. Davis, and Hartman Farmer. Mrs. Buckner was born on March the 24 th, 1864 in Lincolnton, the daughter of Robert Harvey and Barbara Cansler Fite. She has been residing here for many years. Surviving are, one son, Leo L. Buckner, of Hazelwood; two daugh. ters, Mrs. D. C. Howell, of Easton, Penn., and Mrs. Edna McGee, Of Waynesville; two brothers, James Harvey Fite, of Forest City, and George S. Fite, of Fairview; one sister, Mrs. L. T. Freen, of Ashe ville; eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. News Brief s From The Cecil Section By Mrs. D. N. Rathbone. Jack Sparks, who has been living in Texas for sometime, recently visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zim Sparks. : Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Noland, of Leicester, were the guests over, the week-end of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. McCrary. Lee Green, of Newport News, spent the week-end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Green. Mrs. Gaither Ferguson, one of the outstanding gardeners of Fines Creek section, is quite busy these days selecting seed for her spring sowing as well as for the late summer type. She also has a large selection of pot flowers. Her place is always noticed in the sum mer by the gardeners, and is locat on the Fines Creek highway. FOR ALDERMAN I ish to announce that I will be a candidate for re-election as al derman of the Town of Waynes ville at the election to be held on May 6, 1941. The continued su port of my friends and the loyal voters of the town is solicited. This March 25, 1941. T. L. BRAMLETf. FOR ALDERMAN Having served as Alderman of the Town of Waynesville to the best of my ability for two years, I hereby announce that I will be a candidate for re-election at the election to be held on May 6. and desire the continued support of my many friends and voters of the Town of Waynesville. This March 25, 1941. L. M. KILLIAN. FOR ALDERMAN Having filled an unexpired term by appointment as Alderman of the Town of Waynesville, I have decided to be a candidate for re election to that office at the elec tion to be held on May 6th, 1941. In the short time I have served I have begun to see and understand ' the needs of the town and the work to be done, and I am willinr to uprvo the people of the town to the best of my ability, if the voters see fit to so elect me to receive the recommendation gen-1 This the 25th day of March 1941. erally of the commanding officer of HUGH MASSIE. The majority of the Fines Creek families are to have electricity in their homes, with modern equip ment. The major topic of conver sation at present among the farm ers concerns electric machinery for the farm. Union Leader Booked 'It Accused of stealing $10,000 in union funds, James J. Bambrick (right) executive of the Building Service Employes International Union, is booked in New York City. His erst while superior officer, George Scal ise, national head of the union, is already serving a prison sentence for theft of union funds. Sylva Rotarians Hear Charles Ray Charles E. Ray addressed the Sylva Rotary Club Tuesday even ing on the "Conservation Program for Western North Carolina." Mr. Ray is a member of the state board of conservation atfd development Read The Ads Senior Class Present Play Tuesday, The The date for the I of the senior play of ville township high 1 been set for April the I The students will pr ity Street' one of B, standing productions. I interest is the fact thl ent senior class chose t the were juniors and their ambition on the the production is givenj Miss Hester Anne 1 the English department those taking part have ed with great care. CARD OF THA We wish to express! for the many kindness! during the illness and! of our mother. i MR. and MRS. LEO L I MRS. D. CLYDE HOW MRS. IELI K. McGEE. i SING! Sales - Se New and Used ft! $1Q0 Phone 4651 Armours Better Potatoes Prove Anno Performan 1 For nearly ball century Armour' Fertilize been helping potato grower in this ectiol Their Work Count for More. 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